NHTSA Campaign 22V239000

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE

Issued by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · Reported Apr 13, 2022 · 458,110 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022 Lexus LX 600, Lexus NX 350h, Lexus NX 450h+, Toytoa RAV4 Hybrid, 2021-2022 Lexus LS 500h, Toyota Mirai, RAV4 PRIME, Sienna, Venza, and 2020-2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The Skid Control ECU software may not turn on the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system when the vehicle is restarted after the driver has disabled the VSC system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."

Consequence

Driving with a deactivated stability control system increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the Skid Control ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 27, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 22TA03. Lexus' number for this recall is 22LA01.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
LEXUS LS HYBRID 2021 458,110
LEXUS LS HYBRID 2022 458,110
LEXUS LX600 2022 458,110
LEXUS NX350H 2022 458,110
LEXUS NX450H+ 2022 458,110
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2020 458,110
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2021 458,110
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2022 458,110
TOYOTA MIRAI 2021 458,110
TOYOTA MIRAI 2022 458,110
TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID 2022 458,110
TOYOTA RAV4 PRIME 2021 458,110
TOYOTA RAV4 PRIME 2022 458,110
TOYOTA REDUNDANT SIENNA 2021 458,110
TOYOTA REDUNDANT SIENNA 2022 458,110
TOYOTA SIENNA HYBRID 2021 458,110
TOYOTA SIENNA HYBRID 2022 458,110
TOYOTA VENZA 2021 458,110
TOYOTA VENZA 2022 458,110

Source: NHTSA Campaign 22V239000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.